Organization and management of major international sporting events in the French-speaking world - GESI

Organization and management of major international sporting events in the French-speaking world - GESI

Short and intensive professional certifications

Organization and management of major international sporting events in the French-speaking world - GESI
Certificate Program
Duration
5 months
Credits
10 ECTS
Degree
Certificat
Prerequisites
Bac+2 minimum
Disciplinary field
Management
Format
Distance Learning
Service
Département Management

A certification from Senghor University on the organization and management of Major International Sports Events (GESI) within the French-speaking world:

  • In response to the increased need for specialist skills and high management requirements;

  • Intended for professionals wishing to strengthen their skills in organization and management of GESI;

  • Adapted to the realities and challenges of the French-speaking world.

  • Online ; 10 ECTS credits; 200h (5 months); launch on 4/11/2026

  • Call for applications open to all French-speaking countries

  • 20 places available

  • Female applications encouraged

Benefits

By participating in this training, you will benefit from:

  • High-level lessons from sports event experts

  • A practical approach: real diagnosis, field deliverables, grouping alongside a GESI

  • A unique networking experience with key players in sport in the French-speaking world

  • Privileged access to career opportunities in GESI and sports policies

  • Flexible and hybrid training, adapted to working professionals

  • Enhancement of your profile for calls for projects, funding and coordination functions

Objectives

  • Train professionals capable of designing, organizing and effectively managing Major International Sports Events (GESI), taking into account the challenges, realities and dynamics of the French-speaking world.

Target Audience

  • Executives and professionals in the sports sector: federations, clubs, events and specialized agencies
  • Public actors in charge of territorial and tourist development
  • Professionals in related sectors: communication, logistics, security, finance and marketing
  • Students and recent graduates
  • International organizations and NGOs involved in social impact sporting events

Target Skills

  • Comprendre le contexte des GESI, leurs évolutions et les enjeux majeurs actuels
  • Identifier et mobiliser les parties prenantes et les opportunités de sponsoring
  • Analyser et anticiper les besoins d’exploitation des infrastructures sportives
  • Sécuriser et optimiser les aspects juridiques et financiers d’un événement
  • Coordonner et exécuter la logistique et les opérations événementielles

Curriculum

S1 Modules (10 ECTS credits)

  • Stakeholders and governance of GESI
  • Territory, impacts and heritage
  • Accounting, financial and legal management
  • Functional service areas

Career Opportunities

  • Les diplômés pourront exercer au sein des organisations organisant ou gérant des GESI en qualité de :

    - Chef de projet sportif ou Chef de projet événementiel ; responsable de programme sport et développement ; responsable d’événements ; chargé de mission événements ; coordinateur/gestionnaire d’infrastructures sportives ; chargé du marketing ou de la communication sportive.

Teaching Methods

* Fully remote training on the Senghor University learning platform
* Alternation between synchronous activities: webinars, conferences of key witnesses and tutoring
* Asynchronous activities: viewing video clips, individual work and independent work
* Individualized support for participants
* Practical approach based on real situations, diagnostics and field deliverables
* Exchanges and networking with professionals and key players in sport in the French-speaking world
* Upstream diagnostic assessment, learning assessment and training assessment